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P Corneille Theatre Choisi
by Pierre Corneille
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: Laplace, Sanchez et Cie, 1881. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated . A new edition of the selected dramatic works of Pierre Corneille adorned with four full page coloured plates. Pierre Corneille was one of the most influential French dramatists in the seventeenth century along with Moliere and Racine. He was a French tragedian, known for his play Le Cid, a tragicomedy first performed in 1636 at the Théâtre du Marais in Paris. Other works include 'La Mort de Pompee', 'Andromede', 'Cinna' and 'Clitandre'. When young he earned the patrionate of Cardinal Richelieu. A new edition of his selected works, including 'Le Cid,' 'Cinna,' and 'Rodogune' among others. Collated, complete with four full page coloured plates. In quarter morocco binding over cloth covered boards, five raised bands, gilt tooling to spine. Externally very smart with light bumping to extremities of boards. Previous ownership neat ink inscription to front free endpaper, undated. Pp. 262-266 and one leaf of plate loose but present. Binding otherwise firm. Light spotting scattered to leaves. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 864A3
- Title
- P Corneille Theatre Choisi
- Author
- Pierre Corneille
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Laplace, Sanchez et Cie
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1881
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- pierre corneille illustrated theatre drama illustrated
Terms of Sale
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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